The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-01-20

Jury as accessory after the fact lie was tried
last week at Machlas Saturday the jury
ported mot guilty as to one Indictment and
the second was noe pressed. The announce
lnent OF the verdict was received with applause.
Mcfarands wife and daughter Were with him
all through the trial. The prisoner appeared
calm and less excited than his friends. 4 large
crowd went with him 10 the hotel.
IN GENERAL.
The new senator from Michigan will be f.
Is. Stockbridge, who WAS born in Bath.
Next W Wednesday about 600 q. \. X. bows
Will meet i'll Bath at the encampment of De-
partment of Maine.
The President has signed the PASSPORT public
building bill, and Mr.. Reed, bill for the relief
OF Bangs, Browne Go.
Forty-nine indictments have been reported
10y the ork county grand Jnry, 4G Of them for
liquor selling.
The twenty nine deaf mute, write that they
want school in Maine if the school building
Is nothing but log cabin.
y Nova Scotlan gives the Passport Sentinel
an account OF how the fishery dispute has rob-
bed his property OF three-fourih> of lis old
value
The W. c. 7. |. of Ellsworth has sent out
circular upon some provisions III the Maine
hIuor law which may not be well uudcrstoUd.''
For the year ending December :ii>t, 1856. 96:)
carloads Of freight We're sent from Pre>,lle
Isle, ,O62 from Fort Fairfield and 1000 from
Caribou.
blackstone, the delautll@ clerk of the Canal
p'nh, oitiaili, MAS becn run down III " nnl-
Pe9. 1haiiitopa, ana VIII nave 10 come back and
pay the penalty OF his crime
1he House Committee on Rivers and iIar-
tol il'ts "eciueu 10 increase he appropriation
lol 'e Improvement OF the harhor al Portland,
liUih FiV'ooo 10 F-o,oVo.
ram opTouie- OF aialIc, brothtr OF Robert
l.. Sprouc who was hanged in British Colilm-
bli, has pctitioncd to bring suit against that
government for $l10000
Name sent 9,'lS head Of cattle. AMI 4o,l3
>lletP ~ boston Llafkct daring Inc year 1856.
III 10, we sem forward 9'12' head OF cattle.
anu only lo,02' head OF sheep.
-Afoostook county resources over liabilities
dOoi up So,l"l.p-. hdh lof Inc year : w..
mere l. enough due from tow n> and pl;ania-
ioh> 10 pay ;tii ll'olIileS ana leave 500 III the
treasury, not reckoning What Is due from the
state upon Wild lands.
ne. ELLSWORTH American says: Calvin I.
NFaNc> cog " men was put III gan III TINS CITY,
Tor sale Keeping steadily pned away until
lev dhI, ago Wien death took HIM to the
AappN hunting grounds, where game avs
are never hnoWh, ana deer Warden> arr never
htcucd
Inc Insurance COMMISSIONER Of Maine l.
preparing TO push prosecutions against m>ur-
ance companle, and agents who are doing an
unauthorized business III the stale. he
amount OF Insurance III Maine placed III linoul-
Gfouhu COMPANIES Is estimated As hi-h ~
hilon dollars.
special from bfochton. Washington
county, >at> fIed i-oFcart len INTO The hop
per of the bark mill Friday night and Wa inter-
ally ground to pieces. His death wa~ almost
instantaneous. He wa, 30 wears Old and leaves
widow and five children. He recently rSlnoy-
ed from New BrunaWlck.
ne fallroad tolnliii9SlohtrN !aNr :lproyed
articles vi association Of the ConpanA who
propose to build IL miles Of road from Harmony
south line 10 the north line If " ellington. The
capital stock s?400,00U, reported to he all sub
Scrhed and per cent OF hat amount j. paid
in. The amount subscribe by towns and imdi-
Niduas along line il >15ND: tic balance is
foreign.
The annual dinner of .50wtiuin Alumni OF
Portland and vicinity WIS held III the Falmouth
Hotel last Friday ni.ht lhn.t. VA mn uIlisl!-
avl ar.te attendance about 100 being present
NAM. T.. ;. o>Sood ;ttCtti' u 'pa>thaNi"r oasis
dom. Judge {. W. Goddard. Prof. Ii. l.. I hail-
man .Judu. SymoutI. (u} 4 II Merrill lion